Zambia has in the last 24 hours recorded 1,289 new COVID-19 cases out of the 11,862 tests carried out across the country. Minister of Health, Jonas Chanda said the country has also recorded 16 COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours.
Dr Chanda explained that the 16 deaths bring the cumulative number of deaths to 688, saying the deaths have been classified as 301 COVID-deaths, 382 COVID-19 associated deaths and five pending classification.
He has challenged citizens to stop being perpetuated by the dangerous trends of self-prescribing pharmaceutical or other medicines as treatment for COVID-19 as this carries serious risks.
Dr Chanda has urged people to seek medical advice as the ministry has put in place systems to ensure that people have access to routine services and medical care from health facilities.
For young Zambian pupils, hopes for resuming school were almost becoming a reality. This reality has been plaguing many other children all around the globe. The unpredictable and unavoidable consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic seems to continue for an increasingly long time. For some children who have not had access to online study facilities, it has led to them staying idle at home. Needless to mention, this has caused anxiety and stress both for the children and parents. The children are having difficulties understanding why they cannot relate with their friends at school and not be able to learn. Whilst parents have run out of answers to explain why their children cannot go to school. This rollercoaster experience is unpleasant for everyone.
The government has called for a stable supply chain of drugs to all medical institutions on the Copperbelt Province.
Minister of Health, Jonas Chanda says there is need to eliminate erratic drug supply in all health institutions in the province as this poses a risk to the provision of quality health care.
ZANIS reports that Dr Chanda was speaking after inspecting the medical stores’ regional hub in Luanshya district.
Dr Chanda has hence implored Medical Stores Limited and the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) to co-operate in ensuring that challenges associated with the supply of quality drugs are mitigated.
He disclosed that President Edgar Lungu is soon expected to commission the Copperbelt medical stores regional hub.
Health Minister Dr Jonas Chanda
HEALTH Minister Dr Jonas Chanda says the country has recorded 1,476 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths in the last 24 hours.
And Dr Chanda says a lot of patients are requiring high flow of oxygen.
Speaking during a briefing, Tuesday, Dr Chanda said the 1,476 cases were from 11,683 tests conducted in the last 24 hours.
“In the last 24 hours, Zambia has recorded 1,476 new cases out of a total of 11,683 tests performed. That represents a positivity rate of about 12 percent. So what we have seen, we had a [positivity rate at one time of eighteen percent but now between 10 to 12 percent but however, that should not give us room to let down the guard or to relax, the battle is still on. Approximately 98 percent of the new cases have been identified from our hospitals and routine screening and from contact tracing activities. The remaining cases were identified among healthcare workers, points of entry and pre travel screening. The breaks down of the n